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  • Matt Hardy At Raw: AEW Star & Wife Reby Attended 3/18 Show in Raleigh, NC

    Matt Hardy At Raw: AEW Star & Wife Reby Attended 3/18 Show in Raleigh, NC

    Matt Hardy has been a part of the AEW roster for years, but that didn’t stop the veteran and his wife Reby from enjoying this week’s WWE Monday Night Raw in person. 

    During the show, Michael Cole made reference to Matt’s WrestleMania 25 showdown with his brother Jeff. This was segue into the upcoming brother vs. brother match that’ll see Jimmy and Jey Uso face off at WrestleMania 40.

    On Instagram, Reby Hardy made clear that she was aware to Cole’s reference to her husband and brother-in-law. Reby, who has worked with her husband in the wrestling business, revealed that both she and Matt were at Raw and seemingly had a great time. 

    Matt Hardy’s AEW Status

    Earlier this month, it was reported that Hardy’s AEW deal will come to an end very soon. There have been discussions between the two sides about a new deal, though it is unclear as to how far those talks are, or how likely it is that a deal will be reached. 

    Matt Hardy in AEW

    Matt joined AEW in 2020 but his in-ring time has been very limited as of late. After competing 37 times for AEW in 2023, Hardy has had just one match for the promotion in 2024. That bout came on the January 5, episode of Rampage and saw the Hardy Boyz and Mark Briscoe defeat Kip Sabian, the Butcher, and the Blade. His most recent pay-per-view victory saw the Hardys and Hook defeat the Gunns and Ethan Page at AEW Double or Nothing 2023 last May. 

  • Reby Hardy Fires Back at Claims Of Enabling Jeff Hardy

    Reby Hardy Fires Back at Claims Of Enabling Jeff Hardy

    Jeff Hardy was arrested last weekend and charged with three felonies, including driving under the influence, and that’s Jeff’s responsibility alone.

    Since Hardy’s arrest, his third DUI within ten years, there’s been a discussion about who bears responsibility for his actions and how this arrest could have been prevented.

    Many have said that Jeff’s brother Matt and wife Reby should have worked to stop Jeff from drinking, but the latter has hit back at these claims.

    Reby Fires Back

    On TikTok, Reby argued that she and Matt have done more than enough to try and limit Jeff’s proximity to alcohol in a scathing response to critics (via eWrestlingNews.)

    “Oh, so you were there when I booked the event, right? And when I told the promoters to make sure there was no alcohol there and he was not served alcohol? You were there? And you were there when I was trying to make sure all night through the handlers that that was not happening? You were there when we walked into his hotel room that night, right? You were there. You know, because you were there? Oh, you weren’t there.”

    “Short of having him sleep in between me and Matt, there’s really not much more I could have personally done.”

    Reby Hardy

    Hardy added that she will not be speaking about Jeff Hardy’s situation any further and that her brother-in-law is a fully-grown adult and responsible for his own actions, not her or Matt.

    What’s next for Jeff?

    In a statement issued on Twitter, AEW President Tony Khan confirmed that Jeff has been suspended from the company without pay.

    Jeff will have to complete courses and prove his sobriety before Khan allows him to return to the ring.

    Outside of wrestling, Jeff is facing some serious consequences for his actions, as this marks his third DUI arrest within ten years.

    If convicted, Jeff could face a maximum five years in prison.

  • Reby Hardy Jokes About Jeff Hardy’s DUI Arrest

    Reby Hardy Jokes About Jeff Hardy’s DUI Arrest

    On a day when fans were disappointed with Jeff Hardy because he was arrested again for DUI, Reby Hardy decided to make light of the situation. 

    Reby, who is married to Jeff’s brother Matt, made a Tik-Tok video of her praying with the caption of “praying my husband doesn’t get hurt in his ladder match Wednesday” before inserting a clip of Tiger King’s Joe Exotic saying, “guest what motherf**ker” with a Jeff Hardy caption on his chest. 

    @rebyhardy it’s not funny, but I’m losing my mind #matthardy #househardy #wrestling #hardyboyz #darkhumour #tigerking ? F.N.F. (Let's Go) – Hitkidd & Glorilla

    It appears that she won’t have to worry about Matt working the 3-way Ladder Match on Dynamite where The Hardys were scheduled to face The Young Bucks and Tag Team Champions Jurassic Express as AEW is no longer advertising the bout for the show. 

    As previously reported, Hardy has been charged with Driving While License Canceled/Suspended/Revoked, Violation of Restrictions Placed on Drivers License, and DUI Alcohol/Drugs Third Offense within 10 Years.

    His blood alcohol level read 0.294 while the second sample read 0.291, which the legal limit to drive in Florida is .08, which means that he was over 3-times the legal limit.

    AEW has not yet made a statement on Hardy’s arrest but Dave Meltzer is reporting that WarnerMedia told the promotion to stop all promotion of Jeff immediately, which would include all commercials.

  • Beth And Reby Hardy Get In Twitter Spat Following Jeff’s Arrest

    Beth And Reby Hardy Get In Twitter Spat Following Jeff’s Arrest

    Following Jeff Hardy’s recent DWI arrest, it looks like things are getting a little bit heated between the Hardy brothers’ wives. Matt Hardy’s wife Reby, and Jeff Hardy’s wife Beth engaged in a war of words on Twitter over Jeff’s arrest.

    On October 3, 2019, Hardy was arrested and charged with driving while impaired in Moore County, North Carolina.

    Jeff’s brother Matt issued the following statement on social media about the situation:

    “Since so many have asked me about my brother tonight-I love my brother & want him to be happy & healthy. I’ve expressed that to him as much as I can. Jeff has to make his decisions about his life.

    I have to focus on my 2 boys & soon to arrive son. I can only control MY actions.”

    Last night, Beth Hardy published two posts on Twitter, where she implied that she wasn’t happy with Matt’s statement.

    Reby Hardy replied to Beth’s statements with the following rant on how Matt cares about Jeff even if Beth doesn’t believe it:

    “No matter how much you dislike him, MATT IS STILL HIS BROTHER, here LONG before your ass & is family, not ‘family,’ PERIOD. Any statements from Matt about Jeff don’t need YOUR approval; it ain’t about YOU. I know it kills you to have anyone acknowledge that the facade of a perfect life you try to maintain is a f–king joke, but not everyone thinks the sun shines out of your asses, Beth, and not everyone wants to be complicit in your ‘protecting’ & enabling of a man who is well on his way to killing himself or someone else.

    You’re an idiot if you really believe Jeff’s actions don’t affect Matt; they do & and he has every f–king right to speak his mind on HIS OWN BROTHER. Remember, he speaks from EXPERIENCE. Unlike you, we don’t run & hide from our issues & pretend nothing is or was ever wrong in this house. Matt was the absolute worst & I’ve seen how bad it can truly get. I know how this story ends if you don’t f–king wake up already. Worry about THAT instead of what is said to ‘f–king nobodies online,’ as you so eloquently describe their fans.

    It’s not ‘talking s–t,’ it’s living in REALITY & holding people accountable when they need it. Maybe it’s time to put the wine emojis away, drop the Twitter stuntin’ & put that energy into keeping your man from driving f-ked up on the street I drive WITH MY CHILDREN before trying to come at a man for addressing his own blood/business partner. In short, & as always, MIND YOUR F–KING BUSINESS.”

    https://twitter.com/RebyHardy/status/1183254437365727233

    Matt Hardy also weighed in on the matter and said that he doesn’t need permission to address his own brother.

    Jeff was also arrested in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina for being intoxicated in public back in July. Hardy was released later that day on a bond that was less than $200.

    Hardy underwent knee surgery back in May with the expected timeline that he is going to be out of action for approximately 6-9 months following surgery to repair a damaged knee.

  • Reby Hardy And Ashley Massaro Exchange Shots On Twitter

    Reby Hardy And Ashley Massaro Exchange Shots On Twitter

    Reby Hardy had some harsh words for her husband’s ex-girlfriend, Ashley Massaro, on Twitter recently. The matriarch of House Hardy responded to Massaro’s Tweet mentioning she found an old CD burned for her by Matt Hardy in 2005.

    Reby Hardy vs Ashley Massaro On Twitter

    This led to a series of responses from Reby, including some we are unable to transcribe.

    https://twitter.com/RebyHardy/status/1060411854214914048

    After some time passed, Reby decided to clarify her initial statement.

    https://twitter.com/RebyHardy/status/1060420002417991680

    Massaro then responded.

    Massaro appears to have tapped out of the conversation at this point. Naturally, Reby Hardy was not going to let her get the last word.

    https://twitter.com/RebyHardy/status/1060452932154519553

    Her response then required a second Tweet:

    https://twitter.com/RebyHardy/status/1060454165820923904

    Reby’s response then continued into a third Tweet:

    https://twitter.com/RebyHardy/status/1060456235424722944

    Hardy then posted a couple of Tweets not directed at Massaro but addressing their conflict.

    “Seems like I dislike a lot of people for ‘no reason’, huh,” Reby Tweeted. “Lemme make it clear: there is ALWAYS a reason. And reason #1 is almost always bc someone enabled, encouraged or supplied drugs to my family. They will NEVER not be called out for it & I will never forget that.”

    The former Divas Champion Massaro is currently a DJ for 943 the Shark Radio. She left WWE in 2008 to spend more time with her daughter.

    Last summer, a fan tagged Lita in a post with Matt Hardy. Reby then issued a response to that as well.

    https://twitter.com/RebyHardy/status/881015072574685184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E881015072574685184&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2F411mania.com%2Fwrestling%2Freby-hardy-takes-shot-at-lita-on-twitter-responds-to-backlash-from-fans%2F

  • Elias Sings To Crowd After RAW (Video), Reby Hardy Has “Plans In Motion” For Michael Cole

    Elias Sings To Crowd After RAW (Video), Reby Hardy Has “Plans In Motion” For Michael Cole

    Elias Sings To RAW Crowd (Video)

    Last night’s RAW dark match featured a Six-Man Tag Team match between the teams of Bobby Lashley, Roman Reigns, and Seth Rollins against Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, and Elias.

    After the match was over, Elias came out to the ring and got the opportunity to sing to the crowd. You can check out the video here below:

    Reby Hardy Has “Plans In Motion” For Michael Cole

    Michael Cole has been teasing Matt Hardy and his “Woken” persona for quite some time on WWE TV. Hardy has been also been teasing taking action against the RAW commentator for his comments recently. It seems that there are already “plans in motion” for that to happen very soon.

    Reby Hardy recently took to Twitter to respond to a fan’s question on Twitter, asking when the “OBSOLETE MULE” Cole would finally be silenced. Here’s what she had to say:

    https://twitter.com/RebyHardy/status/996237210897694721?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ringsidenews.com%2F2018%2F05%2F15%2Freby-hardy-plans-motion-silence-michael-cole%2F&tfw_creator=RingsideNewscom&tfw_site=RingsideNewscom

  • Injury Update On Dean Ambrose, Reby Hardy Fires Back At ‘Misinformation’ Regarding Ultimate Deletion

    Injury Update On Dean Ambrose, Reby Hardy Fires Back At ‘Misinformation’ Regarding Ultimate Deletion

    – Dean Ambrose has been out-of-action since December last year after suffering a triceps tendon injury. He was initially expected to being out for up to nine months, which puts him out of the question for a possible WrestleMania 34 return. PWInsider is reporting that Ambrose is expected to fly to Birmingham, Alabama this week for an evaluation.

    – Reby Hardy recently took to Twitter to fire back at recent rumors over next week’s expected “Ultimate Deletion” segment on Monday Night RAW. Reby’s Queen Rebecca character is expected to be featured in the segment, which was filmed last week at Matt’s compound in North Carolina.

    One fan noted on Twitter that Jeremy Borash and Matt were given creative control over the segment. While that has not been reported by any credible sources, it has been confirmed that Borash helped with production of the segment as he was a big part of the original “Broken” segments in TNA. Check it out:

    https://twitter.com/RebyHardy/status/973764245388017664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

    https://twitter.com/RebyHardy/status/973768533493497856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

    https://twitter.com/SMAK2122/status/973765336230227970?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

  • USA Network Botches RAW Ending, Reby Hardy On RAW Hardy Compound Segment, Renee Young

    USA Network Botches RAW Ending, Reby Hardy On RAW Hardy Compound Segment, Renee Young

    – USA Network made a major error during last night’s episode of Monday Night RAW in some parts of the country. After RAW General Manager Kurt Angle announced that a Triple Threat match for the Intercontinental Championship will be happening between The Miz, Seth Rollins, and Finn Balor at WrestleMania 34; RAW abruptly went off the air.

    USA Network then began to air the next episode of “UNSOLVED: Who killed Biggie and Tupac?” Many fans missed Paul Heyman’s promo with Roman Reigns that closed the show. USA Network eventually realized the mistake and cut back to the live feed in Milwaukee while Heyman was in the middle of his promo.

    – Also on last night’s RAW saw “Woken” Matt Hardy challenge Bray Wyatt to meet him at his Hardy Family Compound. The footage shown of the compound looked stunningly similar to that which was used in IMPACT Wrestling. Fans speculated on social media as to whether or not it was borrowed footage from the old IMPACT segments. Reby Hardy took to Twitter to shut those rumors down, claiming she filmed those clips herself last Tuesday:

    https://twitter.com/RebyHardy/status/970894572204118017?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ringsidenews.com%2F2018%2F03%2F06%2Fwwe-recycle-footage-hardy-compound-segment-raw%2F

    – Backstage interviewer Renee Young was noticeably absent from last night’s RAW. A fan took to Twitter to ask Renee why she wasn’t there and she admitted that she was sick and had to miss the show. Young confirmed she’ll be at Fastlane and everything else after that:

  • Reby Hardy Has Heated Exchange With WWE Employee Over “Dead Matt” Tweet

    Reby Hardy Has Heated Exchange With WWE Employee Over “Dead Matt” Tweet

    On Tuesday night, WWE costume seamstress Julie Youngberg had a heated Twitter exchange with Reby Hardy after an odd comment about wanting to see “Dead” Matt Hardy instead of “Broken” Matt.

    Youngberg, who was previously married to Hardy friend Shannon Moore, has vented about Matt and Reby before. Back in 2015, she accused them of hacking her social media accounts, stalking, slander and more. She called them psychopaths, sad excuses for human beings and accused them of trying to break up her marriage. She also made a jarring racial remark about Matt and Reby’s eldest son “King” Maxel being half-black.

    In response to a fan who wrote they wanted to see Broken Matt join the main event of this weekend’s Tables, Ladders and Chairs pay-per-view, Youngberg wrote:

    https://twitter.com/AnJewelsBrand/status/920425619447480325

    From there, it was off to the races. The tweets contain some NSFW language.

    https://twitter.com/RebyHardy/status/920467991602614273

    https://twitter.com/AnJewelsBrand/status/920467228960706562

    https://twitter.com/RebyHardy/status/920468831151251462

    https://twitter.com/AnJewelsBrand/status/920469550772125696

    https://twitter.com/RebyHardy/status/920470651789389824

    https://twitter.com/AnJewelsBrand/status/920474705332785162

    https://twitter.com/RebyHardy/status/920476496908533765

    https://twitter.com/RebyHardy/status/920481490223247360

  • Reby Hardy Responds To GFW Press Release, Samoa Joe Gives Advice On Social Media

    Reby Hardy Responds To GFW Press Release, Samoa Joe Gives Advice On Social Media

     

    – Reby Hardy took to Twitter to react to Global Force Wrestling’s (GFW) Global Wrestling Network press release. Here’s what she had to say:

    https://twitter.com/RebyHardy/status/905534932969246720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fnodq.com%2Fnews%2F506816656.shtml

    – WWE Superstar Samoa Joe offered some valuable advice on Twitter regarding what social media can be used for these days. “The Destroyer” noted that the platform could be used for good or could be used to jeopardize your future employment options:

  • Reby Hardy On If The Hardys Are Willing To Face GFW In Court, If She Believes An Agreement Will Be Made

    Reby Hardy On If The Hardys Are Willing To Face GFW In Court, If She Believes An Agreement Will Be Made

    Reby Hardy recently spoke to Sports Illustrated about the dispute between The Hardys and Anthem Sports & Entertainment over who owns the “Broken” intellectual property.

    Are The Hardys willing to go to court over this? Are you optimistic of a judge or jury ruling in your favor?

    “Going to the court is not like going to the grocery store. There is a lot of money involved in a legal case, which is another reason why Anthem is dragging this out as long as they can. Jeff Jarrett said, “Just keep dragging it out, they’ll get tired of spending money.” We would rather settle this like civil human beings, which is what we have tried to do for months and months.

    There are so many things that, if we choose to go to court, we can also add into the case. Senor Benjamin, who is my father, never signed a release to have his image be marketed. Technically, they should not have been able to air his footage. They do not have a release for my son, Maxel, who had no written documents saying he could be on set at Universal Studios, which could jeopardize their relationship with the place where they film on a monthly basis. There is also the fact that I created—shot, directed, and edited—so much footage that I never gave them a release to use, either.”

    Anthem also denies that it ever asked for a significant percent of Hardy merchandise, including Jeff Hardy’s art work and music, as well as stated that the contracts offered to Matt and Jeff were almost close to equal in terms of pay. Is the company being truthful, and where do we go from here?

    “We literally have those documents in email form from Ed Nordholm.

    In one of the contracts, Anthem snuck in a percentage the company would be owed from any income from ShopMattHardy.com and JeffHardyBrand.com. The fact that they would feel entitled to that is a joke. Jeff Hardy’s site is literally his paintings and music; it has nothing to do with wrestling and is an artistic venture. Why are they entitled to any of that? To slide that into the contract was a real shady move, and we have the documents to prove it.

    Jeff Jarrett’s plan was to give Jeff Hardy all the money, and he actually said to pay Matt as little as possible because he believed Matt could not go anywhere without Jeff Hardy. I had reservations about WWE for a long time, but I forgot all of my reservations and our loyalty to the TNA brand after I learned that.

    F— these guys, to put it bluntly. After Matt financed his own shoots and put hours and hours of his own time writing the shows? F— these guys. We didn’t have any scripts. They’re claiming IP, they’re claiming this is their character and development, but we never had one script or one shoot sheet. That was all Matt pouring himself into the character and dedicating himself to it.

    The amount of time and effort he put into this made it his brainchild, which is why this is more of a personal matter than business. It was all our creation, and we can easily prove that it was all us, and it’s nothing but ego on their end. Matt refused to re-sign, they really believed that he could not go anywhere else, and we called them out on their bluff. Ed Nordholm actually told Jeff Hardy’s attorney, “Tell them to go to WWE.” Is that the way you negotiate? To try to get someone to sign a s— contract to work at your s— company for s— money? When it comes down to it, this comes down to their ego versus all of the time, effort, and passion we have put into this project and gimmick.

    This is a personal investment vs. ego. I feel like there will never be an agreement without going to court.”

    You can check out the entire interview by clicking here.

  • Jeff Jarrett Says The Hardys Haven’t Acquired The “Broken” Gimmick, Reby Hardy Claims Jarrett Is Lying

    Jeff Jarrett Says The Hardys Haven’t Acquired The “Broken” Gimmick, Reby Hardy Claims Jarrett Is Lying

    Jeff Jarrett says The Hardys haven’t acquired the “Broken” gimmick

    Jeff Jarrett took part in a media conference call this afternoon and was asked by Raj Giri of Wrestling, Inc. if the Hardys have acquired the “Broken” gimmick. Jarrett simply replied “no they haven’t”. On this past week’s episode of RAW, The Hardy Boyz dropped some references to becoming “obsolete” and “broken”. Time will tell if Matt and Jeff bring the gimmick over to WWE, but it appears that they are still locked in a legal battle with Global Force Wrestling over who has the rights to it.

    Reby Hardy responds to Jeff Jarrett on Twitter

    Reby Hardy, wife of Matt Hardy, disagreed with Jeff Jarrett’s comments during the conference call earlier today and responded to Jarrett’s answer on Twitter. Reby claimed that there is an agreement in place and that the agreement also included a non-disparagement clause where they would have to pay Anthem Sports and Entertainment $5,000 for anytime she tweets something about GFW.

    Here are Reby Hardy’s tweets:

    https://twitter.com/RebyHardy/status/885216199495307264

    https://twitter.com/RebyHardy/status/885217228853039105

    https://twitter.com/RebyHardy/status/885218055365767169

    https://twitter.com/RebyHardy/status/885222980757991425

  • Reby Hardy Gives Birth to Second Child: Epic Baby Name

    Reby Hardy Gives Birth to Second Child: Epic Baby Name

    The Hardy Family grew by one member early this morning, as Reby Hardy gave birth to the couple’s second son. The couple have named the child Wolfgang X Hardy.

    Between Birdie Joe Danielson and Wolfgang X Hardy, it has been an interesting year for wrestler baby names.

    https://twitter.com/RebyHardy/status/873106684754788352

    The Hardy Family Grows

    We first learned that Reby Hardy was pregnant again at the end of “Total Non-stop Deletion” back in December. Most recently, Matt Hardy missed Raw this week, possibly due to wanting to be at home for the pending birth of his child.

    The Hardyz recently lost the Raw tag team championships in a steel cage match against Sheamus & Cesaro at Extreme Rules.

  • Matt Hardy Responds to Impact President Releasing His Contract

    Matt Hardy Responds to Impact President Releasing His Contract

    The battle between The Hardys and Impact Wrestling over the famed “Broken” gimmick continues to get uglier. Impact Wrestling President Ed Nordholm just fired off the latest shot in the battle by sending PWInsider a long list of communications between Impact and Matt Hardy.

    He also included a four-page excerpt from Matt’s Impact contract, which stated that the company owns all intellectual property after their relationship ends. An email exchange with WWE was also included, in which WWE claimed they have “no interest” in getting involved in the battle for the gimmick.

    Check it out:

    Good afternoon,

    In response to on-going speculation concerning our position with respect to the “Broken Brilliance” creative, I am providing this detailed log of our communications on the subject and the contractual structure of our relationship with Matt Hardy with respect to intellectual property matters (which is standard to our roster and in the industry).

    There has never been any argument from Impact Wrestling that the Hardy’s were key contributors to the development of the characters and story line, or that Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy executed on their roles in spectacular fashion. But the position taken by the Hardys is a massive disservice to the contributions of the rest of the creative team at Impact Wrestling, including Jeremy Borash, Dave Lagano (sic), Matt Conway and Billy Corgan, and is totally at odds with the terms of their contracts.

    The Hardys would have you believe that Anthem is somehow avoiding their lawyers to address this. This is the log of our communications with the Hardys and/or their lawyers. It is clear that we have not been avoiding them.

    * March 10 – EBN speaks with executives at ROH about “Broken Brilliance” being used in ROH shows. I indicated willingness to provide an arrangement that would allow the creative to be used in ROH shows and encouraged ROH to have Matt speak with me if he wanted to pursue that discussion
    * March 11 – EBN spoke at length with Matt by telephone about the structure of an amicable arrangement for use of the Broken Brilliance creative
    * March 14 – Matt sent text message to Ed Nordholm at 4:05pm:

    “Tried giving you a call, it rang & went busy. I’m open to working things out amicably as we spoke about. The lawyer who represent me is interested in seeing your offer. My lawyer’s email is {redacted} which you could send the offer to for review. Thanks.”

    And I responded by text at 6:41 pm

    “Thank you Matt. I was supposed to be [flying] into NYC today and am a little twisted. I will pull something together with [our] lawyers and try to get it over to your lawyer tomorrow or Thursday at latest”

    * March 16 – At 8:25 pm I sent an update text to Matt:

    “Hi Matt. My lawyer got me a draft too late to get reviewed for today. I will look at it in the morning. Sorry for the delay”

    And he responded at 9:16 pm

    “Ok, he’s ready for it. Thanks for the update.”

    * March 17 – counsel for Anthem Wrestling delivered draft proposal to counsel for Matt Hardy
    * March 24 – counsel for Anthem Wresting followed up with Matt Hardy counsel requesting comments on the proposal
    * March 27 – counsel for Matt Hardy responds that they have been away and have not reviewed the proposal but will be back “in the next few days”

    After which no further communication until

    * April 18 – counsel for Matt Hardy leaves a voice mail message for counsel for Anthem Wrestling asking to arrange a meeting
    * April 20 – EBN contacts WWE by email to determine veracity of internet rumours concerning WWE interest in Broken Brilliance
    * April 21 — WWE respond by email that there “is no interest on our end” {redacted email exchange attached}
    * April 21 – counsel for Matt Hardy sends a follow up message requesting a meeting
    * April 27 – lawyers speak to arrange a meeting
    * May 16 – lawyers meet but no agreement reached

    Finally, I am attaching a copy of the relevant provisions of Matt’s contract with Impact. The clause is virtually identical to the corresponding provisions of every wrestler under contract with Impact.

    The facts are that we tried to accommodate the Hardys for their Ring of Honour engagements, and have tried to elicit an indication from WWE whether they have an interest in using the Broken Brilliance creative in WWE. We are not hoarding it from WWE; WWE is not interested in it.

    We fully respect the decision of Matt and Jeff to return to WWE and appreciate all of their contributions to Impact Wrestling. We wish them every success.

    Our focus is on the future and we will not have any further public comment on this matter.

    Ed Nordholm

    Reby Hardy took to Twitter to respond to Impact’s latest move and even threatened to release phone calls between the two sides:

    https://twitter.com/RebyHardy/status/867166443451760640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wrestlinginc.com%2Fwi%2Fnews%2F2017%2F0523%2F626497%2Fhardys-impact-wrestling-fight-gets-even-uglier%2F

    https://twitter.com/RebyHardy/status/867167309089062913?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wrestlinginc.com%2Fwi%2Fnews%2F2017%2F0523%2F626497%2Fhardys-impact-wrestling-fight-gets-even-uglier%2F

    https://twitter.com/RebyHardy/status/867168559851479040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wrestlinginc.com%2Fwi%2Fnews%2F2017%2F0523%2F626497%2Fhardys-impact-wrestling-fight-gets-even-uglier%2F

    https://twitter.com/RebyHardy/status/867168754190344192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wrestlinginc.com%2Fwi%2Fnews%2F2017%2F0523%2F626497%2Fhardys-impact-wrestling-fight-gets-even-uglier%2F

    https://twitter.com/RebyHardy/status/867169023695376384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wrestlinginc.com%2Fwi%2Fnews%2F2017%2F0523%2F626497%2Fhardys-impact-wrestling-fight-gets-even-uglier%2F

    https://twitter.com/RebyHardy/status/867169491028803585?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wrestlinginc.com%2Fwi%2Fnews%2F2017%2F0523%2F626497%2Fhardys-impact-wrestling-fight-gets-even-uglier%2F

    https://twitter.com/RebyHardy/status/867169657425244162?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wrestlinginc.com%2Fwi%2Fnews%2F2017%2F0523%2F626497%2Fhardys-impact-wrestling-fight-gets-even-uglier%2F

    https://twitter.com/RebyHardy/status/867169988079001600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wrestlinginc.com%2Fwi%2Fnews%2F2017%2F0523%2F626497%2Fhardys-impact-wrestling-fight-gets-even-uglier%2F

    Matt’s response was much more direct and to the point, saying that his evidence will be released via the correct venue:

  • Reby Hardy Shares Text Messages With Lawyer Regarding Impact Lawsuit, Matt Hardy Comments

    Reby Hardy Shares Text Messages With Lawyer Regarding Impact Lawsuit, Matt Hardy Comments

    As we previously noted, Impact Wrestling President Ed Nordholm did an interview with LAW earlier this week and stated that The Hardys “Broken” gimmick is unquestionably the property of Impact Wrestling:

    “I think it’s unquestionable that the ownership of the characters in the storyline resides in Impact Wrestling,” Nordholm said. “I don’t think even the Hardys would dispute that. They’ve all signed contracts. Their contracts are standard contracts. Not only in the wrestling industry, but in the entertainment industry, generally, the producer of the show owns the content and it doesn’t really matter who in the creative team came up with the idea of what the character should be. The person that owns the storyline and the character is the person who invested to take that idea and put it on TV. That’s what we did. Impact put those characters on TV, and the contracts with those people are indisputably contracts that provide their IP to Impact.”

    Head of Impact Wrestling creative, Zeb Colter, recently took to Twitter to thank Nordholm for ‘clearing it up’:

    Reby Hardy responded to these comments by sharing a text message conversation she had with her lawyer over the situation:

    https://twitter.com/RebyHardy/status/866772078002819072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wrestlinginc.com%2Fwi%2Fnews%2F2017%2F0523%2F626476%2Freby-hardy-contacts-lawyer-regarding-impact-drama%2F

    https://twitter.com/RebyHardy/status/866773370645368832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wrestlinginc.com%2Fwi%2Fnews%2F2017%2F0523%2F626476%2Freby-hardy-contacts-lawyer-regarding-impact-drama%2F

    https://twitter.com/RebyHardy/status/866773998167703552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wrestlinginc.com%2Fwi%2Fnews%2F2017%2F0523%2F626476%2Freby-hardy-contacts-lawyer-regarding-impact-drama%2F

    One-half of the WWE RAW Tag Team Champs, Matt Hardy, chimed in by noting that Senor Benjamin was never paid for his work with Impact Wrestling:

  • Reby Hardy Says Impact Wrestling Is Still After Her, The Hardys Discuss Overseas Victory (Video)

    Reby Hardy Says Impact Wrestling Is Still After Her, The Hardys Discuss Overseas Victory (Video)

    Reby Hardy, the wife of WWE Superstar Matt Hardy, says that TNA is still going after her on Twitter. Reby also took a jab at TNA, stating that they are laying off people but can afford to “go after” her. The Hardys and Impact Wrestling are in a battle over who has the rights to Matt and Jeff Hardy’s “Broken Universe” and characters. Here is the tweet Reby Hardy sent out this morning:

    https://twitter.com/RebyHardy/status/860846593783734272

    WWE has uploaded a new video of The Hardy Boyz during their European tour. The Hardys picked up a victory in Bologna, Italy. Jeff Hardy said that he hasn’t been to Italy in 7-8 years and the reaction they are getting is amazing.

  • Reby Hardy Thanks Fans For Support, Selling “F*ck That Owl” T-Shirt

    Reby Hardy Thanks Fans For Support, Selling “F*ck That Owl” T-Shirt

    Reby Hardy is thanking fans for the “tremendous” outpouring of support for the Hardy family following their departure from Impact Wrestling. You’ve probably seen Reby Hardy’s Twitter rants over the past week, a reaction to Anthem attempting to block Matt Hardy from using his “Broken Universe” outside of Impact Wrestling.

    Anthem is accused of sending cease and desist letters to Ring of Honor and various cable providers who carried last week’s ROH 15th Anniversary PPV featuring Matt and Jeff.  In response to the fan support, Reby Hardy unveiled a new t-shirt on sale at Matt Hardy’s official online store.

    https://twitter.com/RebyHardy/status/841392118144868352

    Update: Matt Hardy says they sold 500 shirts in less than 24 hours and another 1,000 will be in stock by tonight.

    https://twitter.com/MattJackson13/status/841714434774986753

  • Reby Hardy Continues To Rant About Impact Wrestling’s Business Practices

    Reby Hardy Continues To Rant About Impact Wrestling’s Business Practices

    Reby Hardy is back with another Twitter rant about the business practices of Impact Wrestling and its parent company, Anthem Sports and Entertainment. Reby confirms reports that Anthem has been threatening legal action against Ring of Honor and cable providers that air programming featuring the “Broken” Matt Hardy, which Anthem claims to own.

    Here’s the latest:

    https://twitter.com/rebyhardy/status/840594682547707904

    https://twitter.com/rebyhardy/status/840595616807976960

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    https://twitter.com/rebyhardy/status/840601755578707969

    https://twitter.com/rebyhardy/status/840602269859082240

  • Impact Threatening Hardys & Cable Providers Over Broken Universe, Matt Responds To Reby’s Rant

    Impact Threatening Hardys & Cable Providers Over Broken Universe, Matt Responds To Reby’s Rant

    “Broken” Matt Hardy has responded to his wife Reby’s Twitter rant against Impact Wrestling with some words of support for Queen Rebecca.

    For those who missed it, Reby went off on Impact Wrestling executives for allegedly threatening the Hardy family with legal action if Matt and company used the ‘broken’ gimmick in other promotions. PWInsider confirms what we suspected – Impact Wrestling sent out cease and desist letters threatening legal action if Matt and Jeff Hardy used their “broken” characters in Ring of Honor and elsewhere.

    Impact parent company Anthem Sports and Entertainment is claiming ownership of the ‘Broken Universe’ since it was developed while they Hardys were working for them.

    Anthem threatening legal action against not only the Hardy family but also the promotions that hire Matt and Jeff and the PPV providers that carry shows they’re featured on. Dave Meltzer revealed on Wrestling Observer Radio that Dish Network actually refused to air last night’s Ring of Honor 15th Anniversary PPV after receiving a legal threat from Anthem. DirecTV and other outlets still carried the show, but this is a very aggressive pre-emptive strike by Anthem that could lead to more bad will against the company just as they’re hoping to rebrand Impact Wrestling.

    https://twitter.com/rebyhardy/status/840595616807976960

    https://twitter.com/mattjackson13/status/840614828385288193

  • Reby Hardy Goes On Epic Twitter Rant Against Impact Wrestling

    Reby Hardy Goes On Epic Twitter Rant Against Impact Wrestling

    Reby Hardy blasted Impact Wrestling on Twitter on Friday afternoon, taking the company’s executives to task for apparently taking legal action to prevent Matt Hardy from using his “Broken” gimmick in Ring of Honor and elsewhere.

    The Hardys are scheduled to defend the ROH World Tag Team Championships at Friday night’s ROH 15th Anniversary iPPV from Las Vegas. They’ll face the Young Bucks and Roppongi Vice in a Vegas Street Fight Triple Threat.

    Since the Hardy’s’ departure from Impact, it became public that Impact Wrestling is attempting to prevent them from using the “Broken” gimmick. Matt Hardy recently filed a trademark on the Broken Matt Hardy character, but Anthem is claiming they own the likeness since it first appeared on Impact Wrestling.

    Reby curses out Anthem & Impact executives, talks about how petty they are being after all the Hardy family did for them, references the recent talent exodus, claims “any writers worth a shit” already left the company and even throws shade at the Anthem owl.

    Here’s the full rant:

    https://twitter.com/RebyHardy/status/840294446709297152

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  • Reby Hardy Reveals New Details About The Hardy Family Leaving TNA (Audio)

    Reby Hardy Reveals New Details About The Hardy Family Leaving TNA (Audio)

    “It’s too late to salvage this, it’s the 11th hour. The deals expire at midnight tonight”

    Reby Hardy appeared on the SiriusXM Busted Open radio show on Tuesday to discuss her family’s departure from TNA Wrestling. You can listen to the entire interview below, but here are the main points:

    – The decision for the Hardy family to leave was made over the past several days. They didn’t receive their new contracts until five days prior to the current deal expiring.  As things were really coming down to the wire, “it was almost like we were being bullied into signing the contracts.”

    – Up until recently, TNA was the perfect situation that allowed them all to travel together and work a limited schedule.

    – “I don’t feel there is ever a situation for guys like Matt and Jeff where they should be chasing after their employer for their new contract, led us to believe that they didn’t think we were important”

    – They loved the TNA locker room. Everybody busted their asses and weathered the storm of TNA’s ownership uncertainty in 2016.

    – “Say what you will about Dixie Carter, but at least she knew how to talk to people”

    – Matt is in love with his BROKEN universe. “He’s not giving that up any time soon, I can confirm that. It’s his baby.”

    – They wanted to do the right thing for the fans and the business by dropping the TNA tag titles on television, but Anthem denied that request.

    Busted Open can be heard weekdays from 2p-4p Eastern Time only on SiriusXM Rush Channel 93 and any time on the SiriusXM App.

    https://soundcloud.com/siriusxmrush/exclusive-reby-hardy-confirms-hardys-impact-departure-not-giving-up-broken-character